Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Ineffective Paper Straws Act” or the “SIPS Act”.
Stop Ineffective Paper Straws Act
A BILL
To codify the proposed rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Ending procurement and forced use of paper straws
Requirement— A covered agency that procures or provides for use a straw during the performance of a contract in a facility that is owned or leased by such covered agency shall ensure that any such straw has the strength and durability of a plastic straw.
Representation— A person who submits a bid or offer to a covered agency shall represent, by submission of such bid or offer, that such person—
does not have any policy promoting the use of a paper straw or penalizing the use of a plastic straw;
shall not provide any paper straw in the performance of any contract; and
shall ensure that any straw such person provides in the performance of any contract has the strength and durability of a plastic straw.
Covered agency defined— In this section, the term covered agency means—
the Office of Management and Budget;
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
the Department of Defense;
the General Services Administration; and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.